The best powder skiing for some weeks
March 20, 2011
After the colder weather and snow last week the skies cleared today to give one of the best powder days in some weeks.
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Spring skiing in the Arlberg
March 6, 2011
En-route to Courchevel 1850 to guide a corporate group I stopped off in the Arlberg yesterday in bright blue sunshine.
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Ischgl – fact or fiction?
Feb. 4, 2011
Now that Ischgl has started a TV advertising campaign we have a pretty clear idea of where they are and where they expect to be.
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Piste skiing as good as it gets in Kuhtai today
Jan. 30, 2011
After the big snow of the last week in Austria the sun has been here for the last 2 days and the skiing has been epic.
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Great powder day on the Kitzsteinhorn Glacier, Austria yesterday
Jan. 29, 2011
I keep hearing second hand reports of snow droughts in the Alps???
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Fewer revellers, less alcohol, more corporates, more security – the Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm believes it is F1
Jan. 24, 2011
I have seen it creeping in over the last few years at the Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm – a more sanitised, safer and less disorderly Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm race...
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The Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm Strief downhill – too extreme?
Jan. 23, 2011
Once again there are big questions being asked of the severity of the Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm Strief downhill race course after two heavy crashes in the...
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Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm – bleak for the Austrians, joyous for the Swiss
Jan. 22, 2011
Another day, another Swiss victory in the Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm men’s downhill and another heavy fall.
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Welcome to another world – apres ski in Ischgl
Jan. 16, 2011
Four hours into my 5 days in Ischgl and without even sampling the snow the appeal of Ischgl is clear.
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Skigloo v3 is well underway
Jan. 16, 2011
The third incarnation of the skigloo is underway in the Austrian Alps.
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Out of the arm chair and into the fire – from Kuhtai to Ischgl
Jan. 15, 2011
A leisurely day in the ski holiday resort of Kuhtai today is to be followed by anything but in the mega ski and apres ski resort of Ischgl tomorrow.
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The 71st Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm gets the green light
Jan. 9, 2011
2 weeks before the epic Kitzbuhel Hahnenkamm downhill on the Streif course, the FIS has validated the course condition with the flagship race, the...
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Obergurgl – the best sky in the Alps to photo?
Jan. 7, 2011
After the 5th or so visit to Obergurgl some winters ago I started to think that I kept striking it lucky with the skies and light in Obergurgl...
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You snooze, you lose – 1st Jan was glorious
Jan. 1, 2011
Fantastic weather greeted the fewer than usual numbers on the slopes over here in Innsbruck.
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Views across a frozen Achensee
Dec. 31, 2010
I was up at Rofan in the Achensee region today, one of the three main ski areas that are located around the beautiful Achensee alpine lake.
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Good time up at Hochoetz
Dec. 30, 2010
Snow conditions today in Saalbach-Hinterglemm were superb.
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Powder and Der Hoff in Saalbach-Hinterglemm – life is very good
Dec. 19, 2010
Snow conditions today in Saalbach-Hinterglemm were superb. I am in the resort for the weekend for their ‘stars unlimited’ concert which features...
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Mutters in great snow with more to come
Dec. 12, 2010
Not my most active on the mountain today but great all the same in Mutters, above Innsbruck.
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Saalbach – Hinterglemm – Apres Ski at Half Past Three
Dec. 11, 2010
The villages have won a number of awards for the best après ski in Europe and with good reason – there is just so much of it.
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More snow and fewer people
Dec. 2, 2010
Mid week at this time of the year really throws up some great skiing and snowboarding.
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St Anton opens for 2010/11
Nov. 28, 2010
Just back from St Anton where the season opening weekend brought grey skies and intermittent snow today after the epic conditions of yesterday.
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A 9/10 powder day opens Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck 2010/11
Nov. 27, 2010
I am running short of superlatives to describe the start to this winter season.
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A metre of new snow in the Otztal
Nov. 22, 2010
I was in Leutasch / Seefeld today visiting a friend when the radio reported that the Otztal had a metre of new snow over the last day or so. That is...
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More snow around Innsbruck, Austria
Nov. 17, 2010
Early season continues to offer some great snow conditions – the skies cleared today after a couple of days of snow and there was around 15cm of new...
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November perfection – new snow, sunny and cold on the Pitztal Glacier
Nov. 11, 2010
Today was a very good day to be a skier or snowboarder on the Pitztal Glacier, Austria.
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Heavy snow in Innsbruck and the Tirol
Nov. 8, 2010
The mild and dry spell is behind us and there has been a good dump of snow in the Innsbruck area and further afield in Austria.
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Kitzbuhel skiing in the first week of November
Nov. 6, 2010
I am not the first to ski Kitzbuhel this autumn, the ski lifts at Pass Thurn have been running for a few weeks now but it was my first this season...
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The snow capital fights back
Oct. 30, 2010
Our articles on the snowiest part of the Alps, the ‘snow triangle’ that runs from Damuls east to Warth and then south to Zurs am Arlberg are causing a...
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The snowiest village on earth
Oct. 28, 2010
Going back to the ‘snow triangle’ theme, Damuls in the Bregenzerwald labels itself as the ‘The snowiest village on earth’.
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Incredible snow in Innsbruck
Oct. 26, 2010
Before long there are going to be calls to ‘change the record’.
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Going to the Zoo tomorrow….
Oct. 22, 2010
The Stubai Zoo is back at the Stubai Glacier tomorrow – the 2010 season opener of the Stubai Glacier park.
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Epic conditions in Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck and its still only 21st October
Oct. 21, 2010
The lifts weren’t running but they have to start very soon, the conditions in Axamer Lizum, Innsbruck, Austria today were sensational and it is still...
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The snow triangle of the Alps
Oct. 18, 2010
I had someone asking for more information on Stuben am Arlberg after saying in the last blog post that it was the part of the snow capital of Europe.
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Snow in the snow capital of the Alps
Oct. 17, 2010
Stuben am Arlberg is part of a geographic triangle in the Alps that includes Warth and Zurs am Arlberg which gets more snow than any other part of the...
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Bode Miller trains on the Stubai Glacier this morning
Oct. 14, 2010
Managed to fit in a ski on the Stubai Glacier, loosely disguised as a ‘snow report’ to work colleagues before the next bout of winter arrives over the...
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Back on the Hintertux Glacier
Oct. 4, 2010
Took another ride up to the Hintertux Glacier today.
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Betterpark opening weekend at the Hintertux Glacier
Oct. 3, 2010
There was a big party on the Hintertux Glacier this weekend with the opening of the Betterpark Hintertux Glacier 2010 with great snow and tons of...
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My 10/11 season kicks off tomorrow at the Hintertux Glacier
Sept. 1, 2010
Back in boots & boots in bindings tomorrow for the season opener on the Hintertux Glacier.
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Summer powder skiing in Austria – the snow arrives around Innsbruck
June 20, 2010
For those already missing the white peaks (myself certainly included) the last couple of days have provided a great tonic.
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Ski-in, ski-out on the glacier – pretty rare and special
April 30, 2010
For some snow sure and ski-in, ski-out skiing are a must. Well located at the mid-station of the Stubai Glacier is the Dresdner Hutte.
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White Rush race St Anton – long skis, huge thighs and even bigger b@lls
April 24, 2010
B@lls maybe for the men but there are many women racing as well, not sure what gets them down the 12km from the Valluga but something quite special.
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Great spring skiing on the Stubai Glacier
April 20, 2010
Back from a preliminary trip to the Stubai Glacier to get ready for some filming in the next week.
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Snowed off the Mooserwirt terrace – St Anton in April
April 13, 2010
A couple of great days in St Anton getting a real mix of snow and spring sun.
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From the Zillertal Arena to the Arlberg – skiing at its best
April 10, 2010
As the season winds down in the non-glacier ski resorts over in Austria it is time to enjoy 2 of the best ski regions in the Alps in one weekend.
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Second night of new snow in Gerlos
March 28, 2010
This morning brought new snow again in Gerlos after the 2nd night of snow in succession.
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Huge snowflakes in Gerlos
March 26, 2010
Spring may have arrived in Austria but tonight there was heavy snow in Gerlos.
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Spring in great snow on the Stubai Glacier
March 24, 2010
Just back from the Stubai Glacier where the conditions on-piste were superb, great snow and sunshine.
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Put the speedos back in the drawer – the March snow is coming
March 2, 2010
The onset of spring invariably worsens my mood and this year is no different.
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Powder weekend in Alpbach
Feb. 21, 2010
The Tirol got a good dump of snow over the Friday / Saturday.
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Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis in great conditions with many there to enjoy them
Feb. 16, 2010
Really great skiing today in the Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis ski area.
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